NZ 1920s collection of four PAPAKURA postmarks on piece.

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Papakura is a suburb of Auckland, and is currently under authority of the Papakura District Council, until October 2010, in northern New Zealand. Located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, approximately 32 kilometres south of Auckland CBD, Papakura is the last off-ramp on Auckland's southern motorway and the area is not considered to be a part of South Auckland because of its rural and urban lifestyle, unlike nearby Manukau City.

Papakura is a Maori word believed to have originated from papa, meaning earth or flat and kura meaning red, reflecting the rich, fertile soil upon which the community was founded.

From October 2010, after a review of the Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, the entire Auckland Region was amalgamated into a single city authority.

The Papakura Military Camp was established on the outskirts of the town in 1940 and remains an important army base for New Zealand. It incorporates the New Zealand SAS training area. In the early 2000s some land was set aside for new housing developments.

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